Eur. J. Entomol. 96 (4): 459-461, 1999

Stimulation of locomotion in Pyrrhocoris apterus (Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae) is wing-morph independent and correlated with lipid mobilization by adipokinetic hormone

SOCHA R.*, KODRIK D., ZEMEK R.
Institute of Entomology, Academy of Sciences, Branišovská 31, CZ-370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic; e-mail: socha@entu.cas.cz

The effects of 5 pmols of adipokinetic hormone (Lom-AKH-I) on both the locomotion and mobilization of lipids were studied in 10-day-old diapausing adult females of the short-winged (brachypterous) morph of Pyrrhocoris apterus (L.). The results revealed that AKH stimulation of locomotion in this bug is wing-morph independent. The stimulatory effect of AKH on locomotion was shown to be positively correlated with its effect on lipid mobilization.

Keywords: Pyrrhocoris apterus, Pyrrhocoridae, brachypterous morph, adult diapause, AKH, adipokinetic response, locomotion, lipid mobilization

Received: October 1, 1998; Accepted: March 30, 1999; Published: December 20, 1999  Show citation

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SOCHA, R.<., KODRIK, D., & ZEMEK, R. (1999). Stimulation of locomotion in Pyrrhocoris apterus (Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae) is wing-morph independent and correlated with lipid mobilization by adipokinetic hormone. EJE, 96(4), 459-461
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